KANTAR sells KANTAR MEDIA to HIG CAPITAL

Kantar refocuses on marketing analytics and AI Global market research leader Kantar has announced the sale of its Kantar Media division to H.I.G. Capital, a US-based investment fund, for an estimated $1 billion. This acquisition is part of the group's strategy to refocus on its core activities, particularly marketing analysis...

Ivory Coast: Médiamétrie throws in the towel

Following decisions made by the High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HACA), which recently reiterated that "any audience measurement carried out outside its framework and certification is considered illegal and constitutes a violation of current legislation," Médiamétrie has just announced on social media, through Arnaud Annebicque, Director of the International...

IPTV in Ivory Coast +3.4% in the third quarter of 2024

According to the Omedia institute, which tracks TV advertising investments by advertisers in Ivory Coast, TV advertising investments increased by 3.4% in the third quarter of 2024. Overall, IPTV grew by 34.2% in the first nine months of the year compared to the first nine months of 2023. This significant...

AFRICAMAT: A new tool for better understanding TV channel audiences.

In early September, CANAL+ Advertising and Médiamétrie will present a new tool for measuring television audiences in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, developed in partnership between the two companies and called Africamat. This technological innovation, which relies on return channels from decoders, enables in-depth analysis of channel and program audiences among CANAL+...

Africascope Kids 2023: 59% of the time spent watching television by 4-14 year olds is devoted to children's channels.

Kantar, the global leader in market research and data analytics, unveils the results of its latest media audience measurement study focusing on children: Africascope Kids. The program covers the capitals of four sub-Saharan African countries: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Senegal. It provides a snapshot of consumption...